Integers Worksheets
Negative numbers on the number line, comparing, adding, subtracting and absolute value.
Worksheets
Numbers below zero
Integers are the whole numbers and their opposites: …, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, …. Negative numbers show up in temperatures below freezing, bank overdrafts, floors below ground level and diving depths. A horizontal number line is the best first model: moving right is adding, moving left is subtracting.
The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero, so |−7| = 7. When comparing, the number further to the right is greater: −2 is greater than −8, even though 8 looks bigger.
Questions parents ask
Why is −8 less than −2?
On a number line −8 is further to the left. Think of temperatures: −8°C is colder than −2°C.
What is absolute value?
The distance of a number from zero, always positive or zero.
